Psychology at University of Central Florida

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 71,881 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,390 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UCF.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UCF Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCF does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UCF Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UCF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UCF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	333
	672

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UCF. This makes it the #136 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UCF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of Central Florida.

UCF Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,390 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UCF in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	167
Hispanic or Latino	424
White	647
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	75

UCF Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at UCF awarded 51 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UCF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UCF, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Florida with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	36
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCF also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	1,418
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	47

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.